Linked data in libraries: From disillusionment to productivity

Andrew K. Pace, OCLC Executive Director, is convinced that libraries need linked data platforms. It is one of the last chances to embark on innovations that are not possible with the increasingly arcane and anachronistic MARC record. He explains what linked data cataloging means for library workers and end users, and gives an insight into the OCLC Research linked data Wikibase prototype, built to reconcile data between legacy bibliographic information and linked data entities.